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mandela. out of all the people you have been friends with and struggled with, what makes nelson mandela so uniquely different? >> the people i have been privileged to serve, nelson mandela was the one i least suspected i would ever come to me, personally. i tried several times when he was incarcerated, to gain the privilege of visiting him, but the system would not permit that. himarted corresponding with while he was in prison. i had come to be aware of him through my mentor, the man who i most admired, paul robeson. e was very close to king against thewas apartheid system in the early day of its presence in south africa. he was the first black man to ever receive the nobel prize. looking at south africa from that prison, i began to become more aware of what the african national congress was doing, and what the leadership was aspiring to do, to make the decisions that would help us fight the struggle that the south african people were fighting in resisting apartheid. >> is one thing to work a
mandela. out of all the people you have been friends with and struggled with, what makes nelson mandela so uniquely different? >> the people i have been privileged to serve, nelson mandela was the one i least suspected i would ever come to me, personally. i tried several times when he was incarcerated, to gain the privilege of visiting him, but the system would not permit that. himarted corresponding with while he was in prison. i had come to be aware of him through my mentor, the man who...
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let you go, we are going to do a tribute to nelson mandela. we know our presidents resident and former are on their way to south africa for this service. in the 90's you were the recipient of the reward. there is a u.s. recipient. there is a south african recipient. what did it mean to bear such a bears the name of nelson mandela? >> he is such an inspiration. basically the social justice part of leadership is so important, and he fit in. carries a that award great responsibility. he showed us his actions what leadership is about. we want to continue carrying on those leadership skills by action and leadership in action. in south africa the constitution when he was in office was that health care was a right. that was the first nation to put helped her in the constitution. >> coming up, a conversation with jeff henderson about his if you can see it, you can be it. no secretrson makes of the struggles he had in the past. book dealt with the challenges he has faced. now he has written a new book about the lessons he has learned. it is called, if
let you go, we are going to do a tribute to nelson mandela. we know our presidents resident and former are on their way to south africa for this service. in the 90's you were the recipient of the reward. there is a u.s. recipient. there is a south african recipient. what did it mean to bear such a bears the name of nelson mandela? >> he is such an inspiration. basically the social justice part of leadership is so important, and he fit in. carries a that award great responsibility. he...
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, so we -- in stature, so we keep looking for another mandela. a man might that comes around not once in a generation but once in a century. we need to realize he was the next reddit -- index ordinary person, -- an extraordinary person, and there was one thing about his ability to transcend his humanity. part of it came around his temperament. , butll find other leaders finding another mandela is difficult. am honored to have the james joseph on this row graham. it is always a delight to talk andou as the world waits watches and praise. it is great to have you share your insight in these remarkable times. >> you are most welcome. >> that's it for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with the gospel great. we will see you then. j >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only
, so we -- in stature, so we keep looking for another mandela. a man might that comes around not once in a generation but once in a century. we need to realize he was the next reddit -- index ordinary person, -- an extraordinary person, and there was one thing about his ability to transcend his humanity. part of it came around his temperament. , butll find other leaders finding another mandela is difficult. am honored to have the james joseph on this row graham. it is always a delight to talk...
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so was mandela. it is only when as an actor, as in artist i'm interested in humanizing and making -- taking , takingople from ideas these people out of the realm of this area. kindimage of untouchable of icon and making them flesh and blood. i thought the way served that pretty well. i am not sure about the american one. one of the strong points of our production was that i think people kind of did not realize how funny king could be. they are not used to having humor and king in the same kind of sentence. i think we were very kind of -- we were able to weave in lots of laughter. i think people kind of turned up expecting to see this historical piece and it would be kind of -- had this very stoic kind of church and it was anything but. a very, very funny piece. the play was extremely irreverent. but in doing so, i think it was she disarming, and i think was very honest and she said to me that many theaters in america said no way. absolutely no way. it was a very different look at martin luther king.
so was mandela. it is only when as an actor, as in artist i'm interested in humanizing and making -- taking , takingople from ideas these people out of the realm of this area. kindimage of untouchable of icon and making them flesh and blood. i thought the way served that pretty well. i am not sure about the american one. one of the strong points of our production was that i think people kind of did not realize how funny king could be. they are not used to having humor and king in the same kind...
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mandela while he was in prison. i got to be aware of him by my mentor and the man i most admired and still do, paul rosen. paul rosen is very close to king matuli who was a leader against the apartheid system in the early days of its presence. in south africa. and he was the first black man to ever receive the nobel prize. looking at south africa from that prison i became to become more aware of what the african national, anc was doing, and what its leadership was aspiring to, to make decisions that would help us support the struggle that the people of south africa were experiencing and resisting apartheid. >> it is one thing to work along side dr. king as you did so courageously, but with regard to mandela, for 27 years, certainly he was behind bars. what do you recall more principally about working along side one of the leaders of this movement to end apartheid when he himself for most of that time was behind bars? >> it was a very touching and a very exciting and rewarding experience. often i went to vice mant by
mandela while he was in prison. i got to be aware of him by my mentor and the man i most admired and still do, paul rosen. paul rosen is very close to king matuli who was a leader against the apartheid system in the early days of its presence. in south africa. and he was the first black man to ever receive the nobel prize. looking at south africa from that prison i became to become more aware of what the african national, anc was doing, and what its leadership was aspiring to, to make decisions...
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and i, having worked with nelson mandela, want to take his dream forward. i'm determined to do so. >> mr. ramanpoza you will know better than i that many in the world and your country believe that your current president jacob zuma has been a leader in soiling that legacy of nelson mandela. there is a lot of talk right now about you replacing him, you taking over in some way even before the 2019 election. what can you tell us about that? >> well, right now, we've got me as president of the anc, and president zuma as president of the republican. our constitution is designed in a way where he still has 18 months to go. but in the anc we've all agreed, the national executive committecommitte committee, that we are now in a transitional period. and this transitional period dictates that we should navigate through this transition very carefully, and delicately. we've been given the mandate to engage with president mandela -- >> president zuma? >> with president zuma. what am i saying? to engage in discussions with him, and looking at a variety of options. one of
and i, having worked with nelson mandela, want to take his dream forward. i'm determined to do so. >> mr. ramanpoza you will know better than i that many in the world and your country believe that your current president jacob zuma has been a leader in soiling that legacy of nelson mandela. there is a lot of talk right now about you replacing him, you taking over in some way even before the 2019 election. what can you tell us about that? >> well, right now, we've got me as president...
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two years ago, nelson mandela fifth birthday was declared mandela day, -- nelson mandela's birthday was declared mandela day, devoted to public servants. they and volunteered to plant wheat in the village. others worked in the local communities. one minute for every year of nelson mandela's political service. the former president has not been seen in public since he fell ill earlier this year. mr. mandela has been receiving medical care at home since being hospitalized suffering from respiratory disease. while the quietly celebrated at home, school children continued to sing in assemblies across the country in the hope of setting a new world record for the number of people singing to one individual at the same time. >> happy birthday. >> bbc news, johannesburg. >> this is "a new state." . as the phone hacking crisis escalates, rupert murdoch and his son james prepare to face questions from the u.k. parliamentary committee. europe's officials have met representatives from the libyan government at a secret location to demand colonel gaddafi step down. hillary clinton is on a two day trip
two years ago, nelson mandela fifth birthday was declared mandela day, -- nelson mandela's birthday was declared mandela day, devoted to public servants. they and volunteered to plant wheat in the village. others worked in the local communities. one minute for every year of nelson mandela's political service. the former president has not been seen in public since he fell ill earlier this year. mr. mandela has been receiving medical care at home since being hospitalized suffering from...
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nelson mandela's wife guiding the obama family through his personal archives. the struggle against white minority groups is the backdrop to mrs. obama's visit. that is where they clashed with protesters, many of them young children. the church offered sanctuary to men and women feared the police. >> there was police everywhere, there was teargas everywhere. >> people come here as a place of refuge. >> this is a living monument to the pas that michelle obama will deliver the address. michelle obama will walk the same streets as nelson mandela and desmond tutu. this was their political battleground. this is firmly focused on the future. mrs. obama is keen to champion the rights of women. she has already met young leaders in johannesburg. she is an important role model for many here in the country with very few will models of its own. >> we back to you. we have more details on the power of asia. >> one of time nepos major cities continues to grow and grow and this is about urban development and progress. joining me now from beijing is -- thank you for joining us.
nelson mandela's wife guiding the obama family through his personal archives. the struggle against white minority groups is the backdrop to mrs. obama's visit. that is where they clashed with protesters, many of them young children. the church offered sanctuary to men and women feared the police. >> there was police everywhere, there was teargas everywhere. >> people come here as a place of refuge. >> this is a living monument to the pas that michelle obama will deliver the...
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. >> because of mandela. >> because of mandela. yeah. give me another the impossible question. if i were to ask you the range of how long you typically have to work on a song to get it right, is that like -- does it sometimes happen when you get it, you nail it in ten minutes or it takes ten weeks -- what is the range? >> yeah, i don't know what -- >> what is the faster you have written a song you love? it came out like that? >> let me think. the fastest song because we had to do it, they told us on a friday and they were recording it on monday, was "it might be you" for tootsy. >> no, no, hold up. hold up. wait a minute. it might be you was written over a weekend? >> no, we wrote it -- dave gruesome had the melody and he gave it to us on a friday and they recorded it on monday. >> you mean -- ♪ something's telling me it might be -- ♪ >> yeah. >> you should is stick with it. you might make something of yourself. >> i want to tell you another the story. a fast story. there is a song that streisand singses
. >> because of mandela. >> because of mandela. yeah. give me another the impossible question. if i were to ask you the range of how long you typically have to work on a song to get it right, is that like -- does it sometimes happen when you get it, you nail it in ten minutes or it takes ten weeks -- what is the range? >> yeah, i don't know what -- >> what is the faster you have written a song you love? it came out like that? >> let me think. the fastest song...
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tavis: as i recall, mandela eulogized him. raiseher reason why i nelson mandela is we are just days away from his state funeral. your story about the lion king underscores for me what i think i have heard you express in a variety of ways already, that it is important for you, i sense, to find your way to the humanity in the story, whether it is to lion king or "12 years a slave", before you begin your process? >> it's the only thing we have. maybe i picked up on steve's words, this is a movie about love. i want everything to be about love, and to make a connection. we live in this day of the internet, so a lot of information is floating around really fast. a piece of my music comes out, and i see people writing about it on the internet, as if i'm having a conversation with them. we have never met, but somehow my music is communicating something to these people. very often, it really makes me feel something. what better job could there be in the world than touching somebody's heart? you are actually getting under their skin, in
tavis: as i recall, mandela eulogized him. raiseher reason why i nelson mandela is we are just days away from his state funeral. your story about the lion king underscores for me what i think i have heard you express in a variety of ways already, that it is important for you, i sense, to find your way to the humanity in the story, whether it is to lion king or "12 years a slave", before you begin your process? >> it's the only thing we have. maybe i picked up on steve's words,...
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mandela. we have heard nothing official since wednesday. nelson mandela has been in the hospital for more than 24 hours. that in itself might not be cause for alarm but this is longer than previous checkups. people are becoming a little bit more anxious here as the hours go by. >> i feel that the family, they will know what is really wrong with him. >> -- he is a wonderful statement. everyone loves him. >> this morning, children send their best wishes to a man whose life is already a legend. >> he has done the best for us. >> his last birthday party. the former president, liberation hero, and political prisoner is rarely seen in public anymore. he is iconic figure. tonight, not a vigil but an uneasy wait for hard news. >> a dispute over a game of billiards has sparked a clash in nigeria which left three people dead and dozens of buildings on fire. the trouble broke out in central nigeria. police said that five mosques and 50 homes were set on fire. a man has been arrested for keeping his wife and the seller for 8 years what he lived in the
mandela. we have heard nothing official since wednesday. nelson mandela has been in the hospital for more than 24 hours. that in itself might not be cause for alarm but this is longer than previous checkups. people are becoming a little bit more anxious here as the hours go by. >> i feel that the family, they will know what is really wrong with him. >> -- he is a wonderful statement. everyone loves him. >> this morning, children send their best wishes to a man whose life is...
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france, grandchildren, and winnie nelson mandela. it is hard to tell what type of gathering this is, but the health of this frail 92 year-old is on the minds of everyone. >> you have seen it all. we say god will be done. >> south africa's president attending a conference in switzerland is urging the public not to get carried away by rumors and speculation. >> president mandela given his age, he has been going to the hospital for check ups. i am sure they are more frequent than when he was a healthy, young man. this is one of those checkups. >> we have not heard anything official since wednesday. he has been in the hospital for more than 24 hours. it may not be cause for alarm, but it is significantly longer than previous checkups. as the hours go by, people are becoming a little bit more anxious here. >> i feel like the family should tell the nation what is really wrong with him. >> he is a wonderful statement and everyone in south africa loves him. i wish him better soon. >> this morning, children at a school overlooking the hospita
france, grandchildren, and winnie nelson mandela. it is hard to tell what type of gathering this is, but the health of this frail 92 year-old is on the minds of everyone. >> you have seen it all. we say god will be done. >> south africa's president attending a conference in switzerland is urging the public not to get carried away by rumors and speculation. >> president mandela given his age, he has been going to the hospital for check ups. i am sure they are more frequent than...
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and i'll say one other thing about nelson mandela. after all those years in prison he didn't have a chip on his shoulders in any way. he was the most construct of and positive force in that country. and that to my mind is a work of genius and a work of character that we haven't seen very many many times. >> are you doing business in south africa? >> no, i'm nod. >> there's money to be made there. >> maybe. but there >>> forced prediction, when will the economy pick up? >> december 2012. >> late fall 2011. >> november 2011. >> 2014. >> necessary that god enough nor me, mark. bye-bye.
and i'll say one other thing about nelson mandela. after all those years in prison he didn't have a chip on his shoulders in any way. he was the most construct of and positive force in that country. and that to my mind is a work of genius and a work of character that we haven't seen very many many times. >> are you doing business in south africa? >> no, i'm nod. >> there's money to be made there. >> maybe. but there >>> forced prediction, when will the economy...
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. >> and michelle meets mandela. the first lady takes a visit to south africa's former president. >> a british teenager suspected of involvement in -- has been arrested in coordination with an investigation by the scotland yard and f.b.i. ryan cleary was questioned about serious breeches about the crime agency, the senate, and the c.i.a. our report. >> secret government data under repeated attack over the internet. bombarded with messages in an attempt to stop them functioning . they believe they have caught a ring leader. they arrested a 19-year-old man. police say it followed a number of cyber-attacks on businesses and agencies. they seized a significant amount of material. the man has been named as ryan mccleary. the u.s. central intelligence agency. it was a unit. they believe that suspect is linked to those attacks. they have also been forensically searching his computer for any recent attack of sony corporation. they say these attacks are real and highly devastating. >> it is like being in a roosm with no windo
. >> and michelle meets mandela. the first lady takes a visit to south africa's former president. >> a british teenager suspected of involvement in -- has been arrested in coordination with an investigation by the scotland yard and f.b.i. ryan cleary was questioned about serious breeches about the crime agency, the senate, and the c.i.a. our report. >> secret government data under repeated attack over the internet. bombarded with messages in an attempt to stop them functioning...
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they were upset with nelson mandela and others. every time i looked around for what made us the most upset, it was the people who were most impressed. tavis: when you use to the communist word, -- used the communist word, you said you were hanging on. when one is a free black man, to your point, you express yourself when you want to. there is a price to pay for that. people pushed back and challenge you in a variety of ways. i know how i feel as your friend when i hear people say things about you. not a you need help from me but i always have your back. >> i need all the help i can get. >> i know who -- tavis: ino people who are dismisses of -- i know people who are dismisses of view. what did you do for your friend paul robeson? he got maltreated in every imaginable way. he is your mentor. >> it was the way in which he treated his mistreatment. the way he handled all of those things they threw at him. i saw this man as uniquely courageous. there were no romantic trappings. i looked at him and i listened to him. each day that i hea
they were upset with nelson mandela and others. every time i looked around for what made us the most upset, it was the people who were most impressed. tavis: when you use to the communist word, -- used the communist word, you said you were hanging on. when one is a free black man, to your point, you express yourself when you want to. there is a price to pay for that. people pushed back and challenge you in a variety of ways. i know how i feel as your friend when i hear people say things about...
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scottt( shovel afer is here to the legacy left by nelson jf mandela. we had such a special uìc& did. you see tens -- we did. you see tens of thousands packing the coliseum. people are remembering the '80s and late '70s when berkeley and san francisco formed the hub of a movement that moved eastward. it was a real coalition of students,e1 labor, local officials, politicians, the all pressuring -- working together and pressuring the south african governmentcw3 to ultimately let mandela out of prison and then end apartheid. dellums was a key figure in that. he pretty much led the effortñrn congress it win federalÑi sanctions against south africa andq spoke at that event in &ñ1 at the oakland coliseum. we actually have a clip from that. let's take a p,look. [ applause ] the unions stoodxdñr up! the people of thisçó community over and over stood çóup! stand up!ot/ [ cheers and applause ] >> give yourselves a hand! we made history. >>xd you know, the Ñilpextraord thing is that dellums had introduced that time and again. whether it finally passed
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mandela. >> pointing to the photograph, she identified him next to her at a charity dinner hosted by nelson mandela. >> she said men knocked at her door. >> when i was sleeping, i had a knock at my door and i opened my door and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you >> but naomi campbell didn't know who the men were or who sent the gift. >> do you recall why it is you didn't ask them why they were giving this pouch to you? >> i don't recall. i just took them. it's not about noral to get gifts. i get gifts at any hour of the time. it's quite normal for me to receive gifts. it was only the next morning she looked inside. >> i saw a few stones and they were very small, dirty-looking stones. over breakfast she told the story and someone else suggested she -- it must have come from charles taylor. >> and the judge asked -- >> i just assumed. i never heard of the country liberia before. i never heard of the term "blood dimetsdz." so i assumed it was. >> charles taylor now faces 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over his alleged war orchestrating t
mandela. >> pointing to the photograph, she identified him next to her at a charity dinner hosted by nelson mandela. >> she said men knocked at her door. >> when i was sleeping, i had a knock at my door and i opened my door and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you >> but naomi campbell didn't know who the men were or who sent the gift. >> do you recall why it is you didn't ask them why they were giving this pouch to you? >> i don't...
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how crazy was this bogus sign language guy at the mandela -- how crazy was that? >> it was insane. he was embarrassing. listen, the bottom line was that i felt for the people of south africa, the deaf people who were unable to understand him. they were so excited to be able to participate in the funeral of this great man and his celebrate the life of mandela. yet to be duped by this fake interpreter is probably the worst thing that could have happened to them. they were robbed of the beauty of the service. they were robbed of all of those dignitaries who were speaking on mandela's life. they were robbed. they were robbed. hopefully that will never happen again. tavis: a terrific conversation tonight with academy award winner and golden globes winner, emmy nominee, mother of four, got her own app, our friend marlee matlin. the show is called "switched at birth". it is on the abc family network. congratulations and great to have you on the program. >> thank you very much. tavis: and i should introduce you. this is jack. rex that is ok. marlee says she is prettier to look at anyways.
how crazy was this bogus sign language guy at the mandela -- how crazy was that? >> it was insane. he was embarrassing. listen, the bottom line was that i felt for the people of south africa, the deaf people who were unable to understand him. they were so excited to be able to participate in the funeral of this great man and his celebrate the life of mandela. yet to be duped by this fake interpreter is probably the worst thing that could have happened to them. they were robbed of the...
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by 1994 with a painstakingly dismantled, mandela was elected president. president obama said this. >> we lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. through his fooes fierce dignit will to sacrifice his free dop for others, he transformed south africa and moved all of us. >> nelson mandela, his country's george washington and abraham lincoln dead tonight. he was up there with gone did and churchill. >> not only a great leader for his country but such a role model for the world. >> absolutely. >> and he will sorely be missed. inspiring life story. thank you for watching "nightly business report." i'm susie gharib -- >> i'm tyler mathisen. thank you very much. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you in part by thestreet.com, up to the minute stock market news and in depth analysis. our quant rating service provides objective independent ratings daily on over 4300 stocks. learn more at the street.com/nbr. explore new worl
by 1994 with a painstakingly dismantled, mandela was elected president. president obama said this. >> we lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. through his fooes fierce dignit will to sacrifice his free dop for others, he transformed south africa and moved all of us. >> nelson mandela, his country's george washington and abraham lincoln dead tonight. he was up there with gone did and churchill....
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two years ago it was mandela day. and his wife and his daughter joined locals to harvest wheat and plant seeds in the village. others also volunteered six to seven minutes of their time to work in the local community. one minute for every year of nelson mandela's political service. the former south african president hasn't been seen in public since he fell ill earlier this year. he has been receiving medical care at home since being hospitalized suffering from respiratory disease. he quietly celebrated at home, school children sang in assemblies across the country in hopes of setting a new world record of individuals singing to one person at the same time. >> on the bbc, i'm in singapore. >> i'm in london. >> the headlines this hour. u.k.'s phone hacking crisis has escalated. the top policeman has resigned and the man who was first to allege widespread phone hacking at the "news of the world" has been found dead. >> u.s. officials have met representatives from the libyan government at a secret location to demand colon
two years ago it was mandela day. and his wife and his daughter joined locals to harvest wheat and plant seeds in the village. others also volunteered six to seven minutes of their time to work in the local community. one minute for every year of nelson mandela's political service. the former south african president hasn't been seen in public since he fell ill earlier this year. he has been receiving medical care at home since being hospitalized suffering from respiratory disease. he quietly...
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mandela. >> she identified him next to her at a charity dinner hosted by nelson mandela. later that night, after she went to sleep, men knocked at her door. >> when i was sleeping, i heard a knock at my door. i opened my door, and two men were there, and gave me a pouch, and said, "a gift for you." >> naomi campbell said she did not know who the men were or who sent the gift. >> do you recall why it is you did not ask them why they were giving you this pouch? >> i don't recall. it is 13 years ago. i just took them. it is not abnormal for me to get it. i get gifts given to me all the time, at any hour of the night, sometimes the concierges, it is normal for me to receive gifts. >> the next morning, she looked inside. >> i saw a few stones. they looked very small, dirty- looking stones. >> over breakfast, she told the story and someone suggested they must have come from charles taylor. >> what did you think? >> i assumed it was. >> why? >> i don't know. i don't know anything about charles taylor, never heard of him, never heard of liberia before, never heard of blood diamon
mandela. >> she identified him next to her at a charity dinner hosted by nelson mandela. later that night, after she went to sleep, men knocked at her door. >> when i was sleeping, i heard a knock at my door. i opened my door, and two men were there, and gave me a pouch, and said, "a gift for you." >> naomi campbell said she did not know who the men were or who sent the gift. >> do you recall why it is you did not ask them why they were giving you this pouch?...
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they are set to turn out the nelson mandela's party. there are questions about the a.n.c.'s direction and its future. here is our africa correspondent andrew harding. >> we've come to fixburg, a small struggling south african town. >> people expect it more here from the freedom and the governing a.n.c. the ruling party is corrupt, bloated, and inept, and it's time for change. >> they cannot even provide means to their people. we wish they would lose power peacefully because we don't want it to be in the situation like it happened in both libya. >> it's been a momentous journey to the a.n.c. africa's greatest liberation movement led years of protests, armed rebellion and negotiations before its leader nelson mandela became south africa's first democratic president. and now, the party celebrating its 100th birthday. >> weighed down by corruption. >> many have died, collapsed, perished. not the a.n.c. >> are they losing their touch for a golf tournament for the a.n.c. elite? a man in touch with president nelson mandela acknowledges mistakes. >> perhaps it's worst in our countr
they are set to turn out the nelson mandela's party. there are questions about the a.n.c.'s direction and its future. here is our africa correspondent andrew harding. >> we've come to fixburg, a small struggling south african town. >> people expect it more here from the freedom and the governing a.n.c. the ruling party is corrupt, bloated, and inept, and it's time for change. >> they cannot even provide means to their people. we wish they would lose power peacefully because we...
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nelson mandela can south africa's first democratic president. this party is celebrating its one -- its 100 birthday. the president is leading the festivities. the party has done so much for the country, seems weighed down by corruption. look how popular they are. that because and loyalty account for a great deal here. >> many have died. >> is the party of revolution losing its touch? at a golf tournament, a man imprisoned with nelson mandela, acknowledges mistakes. >> we have not delivered the services to lead to the people of south africa. >> the anc keeps winning elections. they gave us freedom. i will die of voting for the anc. >> this is "bbc world news." >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to meet your growth objectives, we offer expertise and tailor
nelson mandela can south africa's first democratic president. this party is celebrating its one -- its 100 birthday. the president is leading the festivities. the party has done so much for the country, seems weighed down by corruption. look how popular they are. that because and loyalty account for a great deal here. >> many have died. >> is the party of revolution losing its touch? at a golf tournament, a man imprisoned with nelson mandela, acknowledges mistakes. >> we have...
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>> nelson mandela spent 29 years in prison. he is one of the best sellers of stories that i have met. he wowed the united states when he came to visit us. mohammad ali knew how to move his audience to action. bill clinton, obama, howard schultz, steve jobs. that is the way we are wired. it is in our dna. people think it is all about digital technology. it is not about state of the art technology. it is about state of the heart technology. we have 40,000 years of oral narrative. we are wired that way. it is in our dna. that is what we call upon we want to move other people to action. we do it intuitively all the time. we always tell people stories. story is not the icing. it is the cake. it is the way it works. people will not become john grisham or nelson mandela. but if they can take 12 strokes off of their game, success and failure are close together. if you can just move that meter 10%, you can have great results. tavis: 1 impersonal pet peeves. one of my personal pet peeves is powerpoints. everyone ries on it. it makes you
>> nelson mandela spent 29 years in prison. he is one of the best sellers of stories that i have met. he wowed the united states when he came to visit us. mohammad ali knew how to move his audience to action. bill clinton, obama, howard schultz, steve jobs. that is the way we are wired. it is in our dna. people think it is all about digital technology. it is not about state of the art technology. it is about state of the heart technology. we have 40,000 years of oral narrative. we are...
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i am not the man between nelson mandela and the pope and i'm not the most despised man in america. but you can't have that turn praund fast and not ask yourself, wait a minute, wait a minute. who am i? a lot of people are saying this about me. is that who i am? what is causing them to say that? that takes a toll. it is one of the things concerns me about our president. he doesn't seem to have moments of reflection. in fact, he said at one point in an interview that he didn't like to reflect. he didn't like time to think because he regrets too much. that maybe is something that he should do more often. it is something that all of us should do more often. >> what have you learned about the notion of introspection? >> oh, that silence strool golden. that anything said in haste is usually a mistake. that when you take time to really listen and assume the best of someone, not assume the worst of someone, your entire count nance and your entire view of the situation may just change. >> i agree with you and i try to live my life as such. no matter who i'm dealing with, i try to find and t
i am not the man between nelson mandela and the pope and i'm not the most despised man in america. but you can't have that turn praund fast and not ask yourself, wait a minute, wait a minute. who am i? a lot of people are saying this about me. is that who i am? what is causing them to say that? that takes a toll. it is one of the things concerns me about our president. he doesn't seem to have moments of reflection. in fact, he said at one point in an interview that he didn't like to reflect. he...
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and so we said, nelson mandela! >> blessed with the leadership of mandela and desmond tutu, south africa has negotiated away from civil war and for their remarkable democracy. there will be those breathing a sigh of relief because desmond tutu is at last taking a step back. >>> the world heritage committee of unesco begins its annual meeting this weekend over the safety of bar someone of's best known monument under discussion -- of barcelona's best known monument under discussion. there are fears that work to build a high-speed rail on the site could put it in danger. >> it has been a work in progress for 128 years. even unfinished, it is an impressive sight. but the team charged with completing his most ambitious and funnel or say they now fear for its -- most ambitious and final work fear for it. because of this, preparations for a tunnel to carry a state of the art train line. the construction work is well underway. the plan is for the first high- speed train to pass through here in two years' time. we are meters
and so we said, nelson mandela! >> blessed with the leadership of mandela and desmond tutu, south africa has negotiated away from civil war and for their remarkable democracy. there will be those breathing a sigh of relief because desmond tutu is at last taking a step back. >>> the world heritage committee of unesco begins its annual meeting this weekend over the safety of bar someone of's best known monument under discussion -- of barcelona's best known monument under...
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and so we say, "hello, nelson mandela." with the leadership of the caliber of mandela and tutu, south africa navigated at tricky path to democracy. desmond tutu has been the conscience of this rainbow nation for years. there will be those breathing a sigh of relief that the indefatigable desmond tutu is at last taking a step back. >> just time to remind you of our top story. the u.s. has reopened one-third of the fishing grounds closed since the bp oil spill. meanwhile, a tropical storm is threatening the sealing operation around the well. the governor of louisiana has declared a state of emergency, due to bad storm heading into the area. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, an
and so we say, "hello, nelson mandela." with the leadership of the caliber of mandela and tutu, south africa navigated at tricky path to democracy. desmond tutu has been the conscience of this rainbow nation for years. there will be those breathing a sigh of relief that the indefatigable desmond tutu is at last taking a step back. >> just time to remind you of our top story. the u.s. has reopened one-third of the fishing grounds closed since the bp oil spill. meanwhile, a...
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. >> when i am in mandela's presence, he is my focus. >> african more lord's giving mysterious guests -- mysterious deaths, according to her friends. >> you do not guess when someone tells you she was given a large diamond in the middle of the night. >> pursued by pesky reporters. >> you did not help the prosecution in this very important case. >> thank you so much for that. >> naomi campbell was not pursued by the cameras into the court in the hague today. she got an injunction against being photographed except by the official camera. supermodels aren't a natural fit into the world of international law. for one thing, there is timekeeping. >> where is she? >> she was late. you have to be prepared to wait for some celebrities. >> i am always late. >> that is all right, then. the court was lucky she came at all. she had not wanted to, not one little bit. >> well, i didn't really want to be here. i was made to be here. obviously, i am just wanting to get this over with and get on with my life. this is a big inconvenience for me. >> she was asked about events in september 1997, when she
. >> when i am in mandela's presence, he is my focus. >> african more lord's giving mysterious guests -- mysterious deaths, according to her friends. >> you do not guess when someone tells you she was given a large diamond in the middle of the night. >> pursued by pesky reporters. >> you did not help the prosecution in this very important case. >> thank you so much for that. >> naomi campbell was not pursued by the cameras into the court in the hague...
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mandela was striving to advocate for, to say we have to get access for my people. they're dying like flies, and they were. talking about ebola now. and i'm going back because i've had experience of human pandemic. and in the face of aids, it is so difficult because that is a sexually transmitted disease. nobody wants to acknowledge it. very challenging. i saw how women and children were being so badly affected. and as a mother myself with my children, i said, that's such injustice. and the women have no voice, and i just wanted to make my contribution as a woman. and i thought gender's a great leveler. we talk about race and different races and skin color and all of these things and bigotry and hatred and so many differentiations. and the beautiful thing, two things for me, i'm a musician, music, the great connector. doesn't matter about skin color, doesn't matter about culture, no. music will connect all of us. the other thing is gender. the feminine gender. we can connect through feminine gender and try to empower that way. >> i feel the power of your passion tha
mandela was striving to advocate for, to say we have to get access for my people. they're dying like flies, and they were. talking about ebola now. and i'm going back because i've had experience of human pandemic. and in the face of aids, it is so difficult because that is a sexually transmitted disease. nobody wants to acknowledge it. very challenging. i saw how women and children were being so badly affected. and as a mother myself with my children, i said, that's such injustice. and the...
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. >> mandela. >> mandela. that extends to everything he does. his name is a-l-o-e b-l-a-c-c. "lift your spirit." as he performed "the man" from the new cd, good night, good to have you on this ram. you have a great career in front of you. i'm glad i met you at the beginning of it. you're going to keep soaring, though. you're the man. thanks for watching. enjoy this performance. as always, keep the faith. ♪ you can tell everybody yeah you can tell everybody ♪ go ahead and tell everybody i'm the man i'm the man i'm the man ♪ ♪ yes i am yes i am yes i am ♪ i'm the man i'm the man i'm the man ♪ ♪ i believe every lie that i ever told paid for every heart that i ever stole ♪ ♪ i played my cards and i didn't fold ♪ ♪ well it ain't that hard when you got so old ♪ ♪ this is my world somewhere i heard that life is a test ♪ ♪ i've been through the worst but i still get my rest ♪ ♪ god made my mold different from the rest ♪ ♪ then he broke that mold so i know i'm blessed ♪ ♪ this is my world ♪ stand up now and face the sun ♪ ♪ turn tail and
. >> mandela. >> mandela. that extends to everything he does. his name is a-l-o-e b-l-a-c-c. "lift your spirit." as he performed "the man" from the new cd, good night, good to have you on this ram. you have a great career in front of you. i'm glad i met you at the beginning of it. you're going to keep soaring, though. you're the man. thanks for watching. enjoy this performance. as always, keep the faith. ♪ you can tell everybody yeah you can tell everybody ♪...
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well, it was mandela's great accomplice, desmond tutu, who helped launch this new divestment effort. he said in this great video, he said, if you could see what climate change is doing to africa, the famine, the drought, you'd know why we'd ask you to pick up this tool again. africa is suffering unbelievable damage. africa burns less than one percent of the planet's fossil fuel. even if they turned off every engine and every light bulb and every other thing in africa, it wouldn't make any difference. we need to take responsibility. and the people at institutions like universities, they need to provide some leadership. those are the places where we've learned about, you know, the danger that we're in. >> you're up against a wall of apathy, hostile opposition, money, power, and time, as you say. >> i find as i travel around, that most people understand that we're in a serious fix. 80% of american counties have had some kind of climate disaster in the last two or three years. two years ago, the new york city subway system filled with salt water, you know? sandy was the lowest barometric
well, it was mandela's great accomplice, desmond tutu, who helped launch this new divestment effort. he said in this great video, he said, if you could see what climate change is doing to africa, the famine, the drought, you'd know why we'd ask you to pick up this tool again. africa is suffering unbelievable damage. africa burns less than one percent of the planet's fossil fuel. even if they turned off every engine and every light bulb and every other thing in africa, it wouldn't make any...
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to launch nelson mandela's 4664 hiv and aids foundation. it was to become a turning point in my life. through 466 i had the opportunity to witness the south african aids pandemic in the face. you know, we were taking -- all the artists were taken to township, hospitals, clinics, people's homes. we saw the pandemic that nobody was talking about, and mandela was striving to advocate for to say we have to get access to treatment for my people because they're dying like flies. and they were. i mean, we're talking about ebola now. i'm going back because i've had experience of human pandemic, and in the face of aids, it is so difficult because that is a sexually transmitted disease. nobody wants to acknowledge it. you know, very, very challenging. so i saw how women and children were being so badly affected, and as a mother myself with children, i thought that's such injustice. the women have no voice. and i just wanted to make my contribution as a woman. and i thought gender's a great leveler. you know, we talk about race and different races and
to launch nelson mandela's 4664 hiv and aids foundation. it was to become a turning point in my life. through 466 i had the opportunity to witness the south african aids pandemic in the face. you know, we were taking -- all the artists were taken to township, hospitals, clinics, people's homes. we saw the pandemic that nobody was talking about, and mandela was striving to advocate for to say we have to get access to treatment for my people because they're dying like flies. and they were. i...
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. >> it's almost -- i felt the same about mandela. >> yeah. >> when mandela died, everybody at the funeral, all these heads of state and everybody, what a great president, what a great man he was, this, that, and the other. nobody wanted to go back to the anc years. they wanted to reflect on his time as president. he came out of prison. you can't -- you can't tame people that way. and the story who've they are is a full and complete story which you cover in this text. so i was never comfortable -- i was happy to see people love on ali. >> right. >> it's like you love him now because he's shaking and can't talk. >> i agree. it's safe -- and you know, stanley crouch has a great line, he says ali in the '60s was a grizzly bear, wild, uncontrollable. in the '70s, like a circus bear. still dangerous but entertaining. after the olympic torch, he becomes a ted bear. we want to hug -- a teddy bear. we want to hug him. >> stanley can turn a phrase. beautifully put. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you mention ali and -- as not being a good ceo. did you get a chance to calculate how much money you think ali mad
. >> it's almost -- i felt the same about mandela. >> yeah. >> when mandela died, everybody at the funeral, all these heads of state and everybody, what a great president, what a great man he was, this, that, and the other. nobody wanted to go back to the anc years. they wanted to reflect on his time as president. he came out of prison. you can't -- you can't tame people that way. and the story who've they are is a full and complete story which you cover in this text. so i was...
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. >> the forward is by nelson mandela. don't forget that. tavis: if you will get your book forwarded by anybody. i will see you next time on pbs. thank you for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org >> join me next time for a conversation with actor ed o'neal. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> be more.
. >> the forward is by nelson mandela. don't forget that. tavis: if you will get your book forwarded by anybody. i will see you next time on pbs. thank you for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org >> join me next time for a conversation with actor ed o'neal. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james....
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honor this country can extend to any of our fellow citizens, for anyone around the world like nelson mandela. it is the highest civilian honor you can achieve, and these killedd heroines who got in the basement of that church. literally not three months after the march on washington. king comes off as i have a dream speech, and he has to go to the eulogy. the only time we saw him cry. he publicly wet. three months after the march on washington 50 years ago, we are trying to get the congressional gold medal in time for this anniversary. when you get past all little girls, and next year is 50 years since the civil rights act, and the next year, 50 years since the voting rights act. selma and montgomery, you were just there for that event. i am raising that to give viewers an arc of what happened over 50 years that we are going to be commemorating over the next five years. you were there for much of that. how you read the ark of american progress or lack thereof over --se five decades gammon's five decades? >> it is important for people to participate. the answer my friend is blowing in the win
honor this country can extend to any of our fellow citizens, for anyone around the world like nelson mandela. it is the highest civilian honor you can achieve, and these killedd heroines who got in the basement of that church. literally not three months after the march on washington. king comes off as i have a dream speech, and he has to go to the eulogy. the only time we saw him cry. he publicly wet. three months after the march on washington 50 years ago, we are trying to get the...
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how crazy was this bogus sign language guy at mandela? how crazy was that? >> it was insane. he was embarrassing. the bottom line was that i felt for the people of south africa who were unable to understand. the word so excited to participate in the funeral of this -- they were so excited to participate in the funeral of yet to be duped by this fake interpreter probably is the worst they that could happen to them. they were robbed of all these unitary. a were robbed. that will never happen again. >> great to have been in ofversation with the mother app.-- got her own the show is called switched at birth. congratulations. great to have you on the program. this is jack. >> she is prettier to look at. tavis: i like your shoes. nice to have you on. that's our show for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation about what is in environmentalist and earl klugh. that's next time. we will see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from
how crazy was this bogus sign language guy at mandela? how crazy was that? >> it was insane. he was embarrassing. the bottom line was that i felt for the people of south africa who were unable to understand. the word so excited to participate in the funeral of this -- they were so excited to participate in the funeral of yet to be duped by this fake interpreter probably is the worst they that could happen to them. they were robbed of all these unitary. a were robbed. that will never...
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process because he had a connection with a freedom fighter who was called a terrorist named nelson mandela. he just got off the terrorist list in 2008. he had a relation to a terrorist, and under the present administration you can assassinate americans. you can take them to jail with out due process. we have got a black political prisoners right now in america, and they are in their becausee their love was such they are willing to tell the truth. that is a threat. we do not talk about them. that is what the culture of fear is not just silence. people are afraid. they are afraid to lose their jobs. you cannot have a culture of fear and generate a movement. justice will soon generate into something less than justice. we have to talk about love. martin was a titan of love. if you are not talking about love, all of this is simple. we are not going nowhere. now we have got to hit the streets. we have got to go to jail. you have got to be ready to die. that is what the movement is about. if you are not ready to do that, keep your job and drink your tea. that is what we are talking about. people
process because he had a connection with a freedom fighter who was called a terrorist named nelson mandela. he just got off the terrorist list in 2008. he had a relation to a terrorist, and under the present administration you can assassinate americans. you can take them to jail with out due process. we have got a black political prisoners right now in america, and they are in their becausee their love was such they are willing to tell the truth. that is a threat. we do not talk about them....
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. >> on mandela is expected to fly out of the country in the next -- amanda is expected to fly out of the country in the next 24 hours. >> eurozone finance ministers and delaying a decision on further aid to greece. 10 years after the invasion of afghanistan, we get a view from the world's most populous muslim nation. >> this is a "newsday." welcome to bbc news. amanda knox and her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito have been cleared on appeal of murdering the students meredith kercher. the pair have been in jail for four years. they both made emotional appeals to jurors. in the four years since the murder, the case has played out in court and in the media. >> after spending most of the day in prison, she came back to the court for a night time verdict. amanda knox knew this was a moment that could change her life. then came the decision she had been dreaming up for almost four years. >> both of the defendants are acquitted because they have not committed the crime. amanda knox and raffaele sollecito have been freed. >> sobbing, amanda knox left the court. >> thanks to the court to h
. >> on mandela is expected to fly out of the country in the next -- amanda is expected to fly out of the country in the next 24 hours. >> eurozone finance ministers and delaying a decision on further aid to greece. 10 years after the invasion of afghanistan, we get a view from the world's most populous muslim nation. >> this is a "newsday." welcome to bbc news. amanda knox and her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito have been cleared on appeal of murdering the...
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a nelson mandela charity says that one person has resigned because of the diamonds presents by naomi campbell. jeremy ractiffe says he is sorry for keeping the diamonds. regional officials naming local mal malicia. a month long ban has begun on bloody, violent and grotesque images. the move is to protect the children from such images. but some say this is an attack on the freedom of the press. we explain what lead the courts to take this action. >> at the end of last week, a daily newspaper printed very powerful pictures of the inside of the main morgue in karachi, and it showed bullet, riddled bodies of young men. clearly that weekend's violence in the shanty towns. these pictures were taken in december, but it created a huge movement with the government to take the step to push for this court ruling. to ban all papers from printing what is called grotesque and bloody images. >> is there a good deal of public support of this ban? or much made of these accusations? >> it gets to the society of right of the crime and the right of the press to report in venezuela. and they will use thi
a nelson mandela charity says that one person has resigned because of the diamonds presents by naomi campbell. jeremy ractiffe says he is sorry for keeping the diamonds. regional officials naming local mal malicia. a month long ban has begun on bloody, violent and grotesque images. the move is to protect the children from such images. but some say this is an attack on the freedom of the press. we explain what lead the courts to take this action. >> at the end of last week, a daily...
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for me, it's like having maya angelou or nelson mandela give me a big loud, yes. that's how it feels. i know who you are. yeah. >> how did you were reflecting a moment ago, how did and how does, all these years later, how does that spiritual, church, god, influence in your life as a kid in milwaukee, how does it express itself in your artistry today? >> it's the message. u4÷ saying a moment ago, we sang songs in church and sometimes it became just singing the words. it's in the message. the epic, the epic, the epic of jesus. study it. study it and know how he spoke to the poor, to the sick, to those who were marginalized. we are a nation that has that at our roots. i have it in my family. it's something that people were drawn to because it spoke to so many of us. you know, i mean we've experienced a little class that's gotten rich, you know, so to speak. kind of forgotten the foundation and the fabric that kept us together as we struggled through this and helped each other. it was the epic of jesus. love each other, take care of each other. that's the job, love a
for me, it's like having maya angelou or nelson mandela give me a big loud, yes. that's how it feels. i know who you are. yeah. >> how did you were reflecting a moment ago, how did and how does, all these years later, how does that spiritual, church, god, influence in your life as a kid in milwaukee, how does it express itself in your artistry today? >> it's the message. u4÷ saying a moment ago, we sang songs in church and sometimes it became just singing the words. it's in the...
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taylor after attending dinner hosted by nelson mandela in 1997. >> i had a knack of my door. i opened my door. two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you. >> she told the court she did not know where the small stones had come from. mr. taylor said it was a diabolical live. the defense team alleges that the case against the former liberian leader has been a political conspiracy by western nations, which want to prevent them returning to power in west africa. >> we segment that is to the shame of this prosecution that it has the smarts to the lofty ideals -- besmirched the lofty ideals of criminal law by turning this case into a 21st century form of neocolonialism. i am not apologizing for saying that. >> the verdict would be a critical moment. his trial has shown the international justice can bring even the most powerful. >> pakistan successfully launched a ballistic missile capable of caring and nuclear warhead and wednesday. it was launched into the indian ocean. it was described as an intermediate range missile. 3,000 kilometers. last week, india success
taylor after attending dinner hosted by nelson mandela in 1997. >> i had a knack of my door. i opened my door. two men were there and gave me a pouch and said a gift for you. >> she told the court she did not know where the small stones had come from. mr. taylor said it was a diabolical live. the defense team alleges that the case against the former liberian leader has been a political conspiracy by western nations, which want to prevent them returning to power in west africa....
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you have seen it in one of the great and unchallenged leaders of our time, nelson mandela. the celebration and admiration, even though he is as sully by politics as anyone could be, people wish to be inspired in that way. as "thor" as those questions about what it takes to be a leader and a hero, it is unquestionably tough and the toughest thing is starting with those in your questions -- how fit do you think that you are to deal with that? tavis: a lot of issues to wrestle with and a lot of entertainment to be had as well. the movie is called "thor," showing in just moments all over the country. up next, ice-t. stay with us. ice tea is a legendary hip-hop artist who has enjoyed it an acting career as well. he is out with a memoir about his unique and lively journey. it is called "ice: a memoir." ice-t, good to have you back on the program, brother. >> could hear from you. tavis: most of us know you as a west coast rapper. in your memoir we find out that it did not start on the west coast, but that it actually started in new jersey. >> i was born in new jersey. my mother pa
you have seen it in one of the great and unchallenged leaders of our time, nelson mandela. the celebration and admiration, even though he is as sully by politics as anyone could be, people wish to be inspired in that way. as "thor" as those questions about what it takes to be a leader and a hero, it is unquestionably tough and the toughest thing is starting with those in your questions -- how fit do you think that you are to deal with that? tavis: a lot of issues to wrestle with and a...
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and when we met nelson mandela, he said he heard that song. so there's something, the context of what we were experiencing. and people say, what kept you together? well, you look at the results of each of these things, for instance, right here in l.a., we did something called survival sunday to stop these nukes being put on the san andreas fault. and if you read robert mcnamara's book about the response to the march on washington which we performed in 1969 for half a million people. all of a sudden you say, well, of course they went. they had all this encouragement. it was evidenced that we were going forward. we go from the time when in the civil rights movement when we marched with martin luther king, we, if you were a person of color, you couldn't use, in our nation's capital, a public bathroom unless it said "for colored only", and there was a lynching every three days, now, look what's happened. the racism in this country profound and horrific for young black men. but what progress we made. i was just being asked that, you know. well, did
and when we met nelson mandela, he said he heard that song. so there's something, the context of what we were experiencing. and people say, what kept you together? well, you look at the results of each of these things, for instance, right here in l.a., we did something called survival sunday to stop these nukes being put on the san andreas fault. and if you read robert mcnamara's book about the response to the march on washington which we performed in 1969 for half a million people. all of a...
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mandela left prison and you were 10 when he became president. do you remember? >> i remember. it's funny, i remember those moments more than some of my life stories. madiba. that was wow. that was an entire country just jubilant. an entire nation feeling a change. it wasn't man being freed. it was a nation being freed. even as a kid watching it on tv and seeing the footage of him waving and driving through the streets. you and your parents are cheering in living rooms. you know that man meant everybody was free. and every single black person in the township felt the magic in the air. it was like i guess when i watch the footage of the o.j. verdict, but with no downside. >> i was wondering where you were going with that. >> it was that feeling. that's the only thing i can complain. imagine everyone feeling it. when 1994 came around, the first democratic election to see people embrace an election. lines stretched hundreds of miles. people who never cast a ballot for the first time. i didn't know what was going on. i know how proud people were to have the ink on their fingers to
mandela left prison and you were 10 when he became president. do you remember? >> i remember. it's funny, i remember those moments more than some of my life stories. madiba. that was wow. that was an entire country just jubilant. an entire nation feeling a change. it wasn't man being freed. it was a nation being freed. even as a kid watching it on tv and seeing the footage of him waving and driving through the streets. you and your parents are cheering in living rooms. you know that man...